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22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... for the poor. Aggressive commercialization and rapid growth , however, have led to a crisis in the industry. As a ... Campaign Christine Looney , Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation Graham Macmillan ,...

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23 Jul 2012

How Youth are Transforming the Food Justice Movement

Monday, July 23, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... youth food justice initiatives New paths to economic growth and employment for youth and adults Imaginative use of ... by New York Community Trust , North Star Fund and Levitt Foundation in collaboration with...

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The Perpetuity Debate

Release Date:

04/29/2014

... represented foundations included: • Edward W. Hazen Foundation , founded in 1925 continues in perpetuity spending ... in 2012 while earning 10.9%. • The Rockefeller Foundation , founded in 1913 continues in...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Rockefeller Foundation

18 Jun 2015

Interested in Working in Corporate Philanthropy?

Thursday, June 18, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This June, we will learn about the ... Join Sarah Jankowski, Program Director at Viking Global Foundation , and Florencia...

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All Funders

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Job Seekers

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HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

Release Date:

05/03/2012

... who is blind or hearing impaired? Would any of their foundation grant dollars have been dedicated to figuring out ... Disability Funders Network (DFN) , of the $45.7 billion in foundation grants awarded in...

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37th Annual Meeting Re-Cap: Rethinking American Justice

... new board members Charles Buice , president of the Tiger Foundation , Pamela Foster , managing director, program ... had jumped four times within forty years, between 1970 and 2010 —a startling fact given that...

New York Community Trust Announces 2017 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... which are Results, Governance, Finance, Diversity, Human Resources , Information Technology, Communications, and ... excellence, and the winning organizations, while also giving the sector as a whole ideas,...

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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The New York Community Trust

The Space Between Intention and Impact

Release Date:

10/24/2022

... aren’t treated the same as robust individual giving or event fundraising programs. Funding a program that ...

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President's Message

PNY News

No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... as well as individual donors how they can take their giving to the "next level." Bessemer Trust is a 100 year-old ... For example, we recently facilitated a board retreat for a foundation client that...

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Board & Trustees

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Bessemer Trust

Exploring the Intersection of Arts and Culture and Other Funding Areas

Release Date:

09/10/2014

... in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly September 2014 edition In last month’s New York PhilanthroPost ... Philanthropies), Christopher Hoadley (National Science Foundation ), Steven Cosson (The Civilians) and...

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PNY News

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Rockefeller Foundation

Using Documentary Films to Promote Change

Release Date:

09/30/2014

... in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly October 2014 edition One of PNY’s goals is to develop quality ... impactful way. We’re thrilled to partner with Ford Foundation ’s JustFilms initiative for the eighth...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Arts, Culture, & Media

15 Nov 2016

School Discipline is Changing. For the Better?

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... New York invites you to join Kavitha and the Ford Foundation ’s Senior Program Officer in Youth Opportunity ... Program Officer in Youth Opportunity and Learning, Ford Foundation Designed for All interested...

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What Am I Doing Here?

Release Date:

03/01/2016

... the primary outreach and coordination of the program, giving me the opportunity to converse directly with ... Eng, Vice President of Programs for New York Women’s Foundation , and Cynthia Rivera-Weissblum,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Public Policy

28 Jun 2016

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Information Session (Webinar A)

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... relationships. This peer mentorship community builds the foundation for effective, collaborative philanthropy. Please ... sector. Mentors serve as facilitators, sounding boards, resources , and coaches for...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

11 Jul 2016

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Information Session (Webinar B)

Monday, July 11, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Network Building

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

Correspondence Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges

Release Date:

07/18/2017

... Communications at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation This piece originally appeared on Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 's Shared Experiences blog and is reposted with ... one elusive message. That’s why The...

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Insights

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Communications/Media

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Mellon Foundation

Ford-funded Study Points to Potential Security Weakness in Online Voting Registration Systems

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... suggest that the government didn't invest enough money or resources into security," Yoo said. "But it's just the nature ... This research was supported with funding from the Ford Foundation...

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Member News

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Civic & Social Engagement

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Ford Foundation

14 Jul 2016

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change - Webinar

Thursday, July 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Social movements are at ... in the idea that individuals can band together and combine resources to make an issue more...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Hilton Humanitarian Prize Calls Attention To Growing Need For Global Humanitarian Aid

Release Date:

10/12/2017

... from preventable causes. It's all enough to make a foundation or major donor want to throw up their hands. How can the relatively paltry resources of private philanthropy possibly make a dent in ... or...

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Member News

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International/Global Affairs

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Journalism Needs to Reinvent Itself: A Q&A with OSF’s Maria Teresa Ronderos

Release Date:

09/19/2018

... Teresa Ronderos How should philanthropies with limited resources act to stem the tide of a global recession in ... the public. Up against challenges that dwarf the resources of the entire philanthropic sector...

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Video

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Communications/Media

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Open Society Foundations

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